stithying
/ˈstɪðiɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of stithy: the act of shaping or forging metal on an anvil.
- He spent the afternoon stithying a set of iron hinges for the new door.
- Stithying requires both strength and precision to shape the metal correctly.
- The sound of stithying echoed through the village as the smith worked late into the night.